Affjordable Norway: a mountainous trekker’s paradise October 30, 2011 IF you want to turn back at any point, you can.” Our sympathetic Norwegian host was suddenly full of reassurance. She was looking across the breakfast table with the concerned expression of a mother observing her sick, ailing child. Fear, dread. Pity. Maybe a hint of disdain for being put in this position. With a [...]
Affjordable Norway: a mountainous trekker’s paradise October 30, 2011 IF you want to turn back at any point, you can.” Our sympathetic Norwegian host was suddenly full of reassurance. She was looking across the breakfast table with the concerned expression of a mother observing her sick, ailing child. Fear, dread. Pity. Maybe a hint of disdain for being put in this position. With a [...]
British Land aims for long term growth August 4, 2010 BRITISH Land’s growth stuttered in the last quarter, dampened by concerns over the UK economy despite growing demand for office space. The country’s second-largest property firm said yesterday its net asset value grew by just 2.2 per cent in the three months to 30 June, compared to 15.1 per cent growth in the previous quarter. [...]
Cobham wins MoD contract August 11, 2011 British defence contractor Cobham yesterday announced that it had won a £10m four-year contract with the UK Ministry of Defence for the provision of a flight inspection service. The deal provides for the calibration of navigation and landing aids at all Ministry of Defence airfields worldwide.
The Boys in Blue will be getting out the Bunting The Boys in Blue to get out the Bunting August 11, 2011 WE ARE now halfway through the inaugural QIPCO British Champions Series and what an event it has been so far. Frankel has been the star of the show, but with other outstanding performances from the likes of Pour Moi, Canford Cliffs, Rewilding, So You Think and Dream Ahead, British flat racing really is enjoying a [...]
The Boys in Blue will be getting out the Bunting The Boys in Blue to get out the Bunting August 11, 2011 WE ARE now halfway through the inaugural QIPCO British Champions Series and what an event it has been so far. Frankel has been the star of the show, but with other outstanding performances from the likes of Pour Moi, Canford Cliffs, Rewilding, So You Think and Dream Ahead, British flat racing really is enjoying a [...]
Unions plot more pension strike action September 14, 2011 BRITISH unions yesterday gave notice that up to a quarter of the country’s workforce could go on strike in November in protest at the government’s public sector pensions reform. The Trades Union Congress, a group of unions that represent 6.5m workers, voted unanimously in favour of industrial action yesterday. Leaders chose the 30 November as [...]
Maths skills secret to rise in FTSE ranks April 26, 2011 A BACKGROUND in finance is becoming the best route to landing a chief executive’s job at a blue chip firm, according to findings from this year’s Robert Half study of FTSE 100 chief executives. Nearly half (49 per cent) of serving chief executives in the current FTSE 100 Index have financial backgrounds – such as [...]
Fresh Eurozone debt fears see FTSE plunge to two-month low May 23, 2011 RENEWED concerns about the Eurozone debt crisis triggered a steep sell-off of Britain’s top shares yesterday, led by commodity stocks, with some analysts and investors seeing little on the horizon to tempt investors back into the market. The FTSE 100 index ended at its lowest closing level since 23 March, off 112.60 points, or 1.9 [...]
Rugby host is also property heaven September 8, 2011 WITH the seventh rugby world cup kicking off today (our time) in Auckland, millions of eyes are turned to Kiwi-land. Thousands of fans have physically landed in New Zealand, too, to soak up the experience first-hand, one that promises to be a jamboree of sun, sea and beer as the southern hemisphere’s spring rolls into [...]